Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-29
DaiIu Kenneber 3ournal.
State News.
AROOsTOOK.


The Houlton stages have been for several
days unable to get through to Westield, and
snow has completely bIockaded the road be-
For two days the mail has been carried into
Presque Isle on hand sled.
CUMBERLAND.
Mrs. Knight of South Windham, commit
ted suicide Tuesday BY hanging herself to
bed post. The cause was dependency occa-
stoned by the sickness of her husband and the
death of her son at the Maine General Hos
pital.
The Portland Press tells how a two-years-
old Saccarappa girl swallowed thirty-six but
tons the other day, and lived through 1t.
HANCOCK.
The Malvern Hotel and Land improve
ment Co, of Bar Harbor, has been formed
to deal in the Malvern Hotel property, etc.
capital stock, $500 900; paid in, none; par
value shares. 500. President, De Grasse
Fox, Philadelphia, Penn; treasurer, Lucien
Carr, Jr., Bar Harbor. Me.
KNOX.
DIR. Barrett. of the town of Hope, has
piano that once formed part of the household
goods of Gen. Knox. The instrument was
bought of the late Samuel Allen, father OF
Senator Allen of Thomaston, the purchase
being made something more than thirty years
ago.
PESoBscoT.
On the night of the Goth instant, heavy
snow Of about four inches fell in Patten and
vicinity. In the morning it was obseDed
that the snow had very dirty appearance
and on examination It was found that II was
mixed with u substance much resembling
powdered charcoal A correspondent OF the
Pioneer says the same thing was noticed
three years ago.
PIsCATAQUIs.
Mr.. n. Merrill, a laborer in Appleyard's
factory, Sebec got caught in belt one day
last week, injurng his side and tearing his
clothing partly off from him. He Is now
getting better.
SAGADAHoC.
Schooner B. w. Morse, of Bath, Captain
Wiley, from Boothbay for Norfolk with
cargo of ice is stuck On Squash Meadow, in
VINEYARD Sound The vessel is in good con-
dition Tug C. NJ. Winch has started to her
assistance and will try to float her without
tightening.
SOMERSET.
Bert Blackstone of Fairfield was quite Sc
verely burned about the legs while removing
face plate on the digester at the pulp mill
Friday afternoon, Jan. 81, by slipping into
tank of liquor.
The storm and blow the last of last week,
so blocked the roads at Dead River that
team was fourteen hours going from Dead
River to North New Portland, twenty miles,
for doctor.
John Dominique, grocer of Great Falls,
n H.. went over into Berwick, Thursday
and was arrested by Sheriff Hurd for debt
alleged to be due to a Portland trader.
Dominique went back over the line and was
forced back into Maine by. the sheriff. He
now proposes to sue the sheriff for kid
mapping.
About two weeks ago, reports the Bidde-
ford journal, Gtrrod, the twelve-year-old
son of Mr.. Peter Prescott, got scuffling with
another boy in the mill where he worked and
the other threw the Prescott boy and Selling
his head between his hands, gave it several
severe thumps against the hard floor. A day
or two after that young Prescott was taken
i'll and complained of severe pains at the base
of his brain In spite of all remedies that
could be given he steadily grew worse until
he died. Friday Jan. 81.